The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, January 27, 2153
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:41 AM
8:50 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2846
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jan 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 129.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 03m / -10.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.71° / -4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.74° / 6.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.58° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.